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Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.71206 of 2025, decided 09-04-2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha (oral order). Anticipatory bail granted to Punit Kumar @ Puneet Kumar, apprehending arrest in Lakhisarai Mahila P.S. Case No. 76 of 2023 (Sections 341, 323, 498-A, 504 and 506/34 IPC and Section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act; informant/complainant Sujata Kumari, O.P. No.2). Basis: court-referred mediation (order dated 11.02.2026), amicable settlement and joint compromise agreement signed 19.03.2026, mediation report dated 06.04.2026; O.P. No.2 supported the settlement. Release on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each before SDJM Lakhisarai, subject to Section 482 (2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and abidance by mediation terms. Counsel: Rajesh Kumar for petitioner; Sanjeev Kumar and Ritesh Kumar Narain Singh for O.P. No.2; Binod Kumar, A.P.P. for the State. Keywords: anticipatory bail, dowry case, 498-A IPC, mediation, compromise, BNSS Section 482(2), Lakhisarai Mahila P.S.